Android (Rooted): If you live outside of the United States, you know how difficult it can be to get some of the hottest new apps that are inexplicably US-only, and you know the pain of not being able to use the Amazon App Store at all. Market Unlocker is an Android app for rooted devices that makes your phone look to… »2/08/12 5:00am 2/08/12 5:00am

Even though Android users can find and download apps in far more places than our iOS counterparts, app discovery on your device is still a task largely relegated to the Android Market. There are other app stores and apps that help you find new apps you would enjoy, but the official Android Market is the only one… »2/02/12 10:30am 2/02/12 10:30am

The Android Market web interface just got an update that brings extra filtering powers to the user reviews section, letting you filter by the device of the reviewer, the star rating they gave, and the version of the app they used. »12/12/11 7:30am 12/12/11 7:30am

Google opened its new music store to all comers in the US this week, touting its partnerships with music labels and indie musicians, and its broad reach thanks to the Android Market. The new store has millions of songs for sale, but whether it's a game changer, serious competition for iTunes and Amazon MP3, or the… »11/18/11 8:00am 11/18/11 8:00am

Google's begun rolling out another version of the Android Market, which sports not only a new easy-to-browse interface, but also the ability to rent movies and buy ebooks right on your Android phone. »7/12/11 2:30pm 7/12/11 2:30pm

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For all the improvements the Android Market has made recently, it's still been a pain to find new and interesting apps—increasingly so, now that Google's app storefront has grown to 200,000 programs strong. Not anymore. »5/11/11 3:40pm 5/11/11 3:40pm

Android: Unless you know the title of an app, the Android Market's search engine isn't great. Chomp is a new Market search engine that blows Google's default out of the water, letting you search by category and filter by price. »3/02/11 6:30am 3/02/11 6:30am

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Android developers used to have only 325 characters total to both describe their app and, if possible, describe recent changes that came with upgrades. No longer—another space is available solely for informing users of what's new in their apps. »11/03/10 6:00am 11/03/10 6:00am

Google's Market for Android apps has the distinct advantage of being more open than Apple's App Store. But more users and developers are noticing the drawbacks. We're wondering where you'd like to see Google use a stronger hand in the Market. »6/29/10 4:00am 6/29/10 4:00am

Windows/Mac: Search is a feature that's been oddly missing from Google's Android Market since its inception, though it's due to arrive—along with over-the-air syncing—very soon. In the meantime, doubleTwist continues to bolster its Android offerings with a built-in Market search. »6/01/10 5:00am 6/01/10 5:00am